Len,
Sounds like a great car to have. I've read that the beading was only on
'69 TR6s - which seems right as my '70 doesn't have it. Build date and
registration date often have no relationship - (as commonly questioned on
this list). Mine was registered as a '72 - likely because it was when the
original owner had it registered. I was able to get mine changed to a '70
date after I bought it by showing the motor vehicles people the commission
plate.
Rod. (in Edmonton) '70 TR6 CC55899L
At 19:32 03/07/97 -0700, you wrote:
>I recently purchased a 1969 TR6 CC25017 (the 17th TR6 built).
>I have noticed a couple unique things about this car and would
>appreciate the wisdom of the list in determining originality.
>Along the top edge of the rear fenders, starting at the door
>and running back to the trunk lid is a chrome bead (painted)
>similar to that used on the TR250. I have chipped away some
>of the repaints to reveal that the bottom layer of paint on
>this strip is Damson, the original color of the car. My
>question is how many TR6's were built with this strip. I
>can find no reference to it in any of the materials I have
>on TR6's.
>
>The build date on this car is listed as April 1, 1968 - this
>seems early since the car is registered as a 1969.
>
>Also, the engine number is stamped 25155 HE , however all
>references seem to indicate that the numbers should be
>followed by an E, not HE. What's with this?
>
>Thank you for any and all responses.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Len Drake
>Kelowna, B.C.
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